At the meeting of the Standing Armaments Committee (SAC) of Western European Union (WEU), which is held in Paris on 10 December 1959, the representatives consider the ongoing work on the tactical medium-range surface-to-surface missile. The Head of the SAC’s International Secretariat, Pierre Brisac, is considering the possibility of cooperation between the Secretariat and the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in the area of intelligence. British representative Vernon Bovenizer sets out his government’s position and argues that it would be a good idea to transfer work on the medium-range surface-to-surface missile project to the NATO armaments committee, firstly because the United States have expressed an interest in the project and they are not a member of WEU, and secondly because the United Kingdom believes that cooperation with the US on the question of nuclear warheads is essential. The aim of this transfer would be to avoid duplication of effort and to gain time. German representative Colonel Freygang says that he is in agreement with this transfer. The French representative, Engineer-General Gérard Louis Devenne, states that he will not oppose the plan, although he has not received any instructions to promote it. The arguments put forward by the United Kingdom are convincing, but it is imperative to reach agreement on the military characteristics first. Finally, General Brisac reports on his hearing with the WEU Council on 9 November, raising the matter of relations between the SAC and the NATO bodies. On the question of exchanges of information, he notes that while the SAC may openly exchange information, this is not entirely the case for NATO: the SAC is only informed of NATO’s activities on an unofficial basis. It is agreed that a request will be made to improve the procedure.